The Ruling on Cutting and Trimming a Woman’s Hair
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Cutting a woman’s hair is forbidden if it is done in a way that imitates disbelieving women or men. However, if there is no imitation of them, what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
It is not done except for dyeing, but there is no call for it except for dyeing; there is no need for it. However, it may be for a necessity, such as a sick woman who needs to have her hair cut, or if it is dangerous. When hair grows long, it requires maintenance, and if she does not have the means for that maintenance, she cuts it, and there is no harm in that. As for the religion, it lies in keeping the hair, not in cutting it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Cutting a woman’s hair is forbidden if it is done in a way that imitates disbelieving women or men. However, if there is no imitation of them, what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
It is not done except for dyeing, but there is no call for it except for dyeing; there is no need for it. However, it may be for a necessity, such as a sick woman who needs to have her hair cut, or if it is dangerous. When hair grows long, it requires maintenance, and if she does not have the means for that maintenance, she cuts it, and there is no harm in that. As for the religion, it lies in keeping the hair, not in cutting it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 005 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الطهارة/السواك وسنن الوضوء/صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:24)
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